The Monitor., 1887-12-02
south Jersey yOtes.

Coal has been advanced to sG40 per ton in
Bridgeton.
a burglar entered the residence of Joseph
W. sculI, No. 32l Linden street, Camden, early
Wednesday morning and secured four over
coats.
\ party of capitalists from Philadelphia and
Elmer have been visiting Port Norris and
making arrangements to establish shoe fac
tory.
Weyman Bros, glass man nufaeturers at
Woodbury., state that there is no difficulty
with their work men over the question of
wages.
All the oysters in several large beds in the
be dead, and in consequence number of oys-
ter boats have been laid up.
r. s. Clymer of W Woodbury., has been retain
ed to defend George Durham, who is accused
of the murder of Mrs. Barbara HANDLE. The
winter term of Court will begin on December
9Th.
Frank Lewis, of Sewell Station, who was shot
by companion while cunning on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, is out of danger. Ellsworth Barnes,
whose gun was discharged, will not be prose
cuted.
The Yineland high school pupils contributed
more than a one horse load of Thanksgiving
donations for distribution among the poor
last week. The contributions embraced vege-
tables of every description. groceries, -four,
fruit etc.
Woodward Wa1ick has been chosen Presi-
dent of the new national bank at Glassboro,
and John P. W hitney Vice President The
name of ex-senator Richard n. Herring, of
Camden county, has been added to the Board
of Directors.
The Garrigues hall property on Broad street,
Woodbury.. was sold on Monday to William
H. kemble, of Philadelphia, for $4,000 Mr..
Kemble, it is stated, will donate this purchase
to the Methodist Episcopal Church for the site
of the new church edi1ice.
Esquire Hough one of the original settlers
of Yineland, died at the Cumberland county
Almshouse on Sunday. His son, living in New
England, desired to provide him with home,
but the father refused upon the ground that
he had done enough for the county for it TO
provide for him during the rest of his days.
On Thanksgiving Eve, in the Opera Hou sc
at Millville, William Smith, a drunken man, it
was alleged, insulted woman. A policeman
endeavored to arrest him and was badly cut.
Another policeman tried to arrest him, but
was knocked down. Finally, the manager
and attaches of the Opera House succeeded in
putting Smith ont of the building, and he was
afterward arrested.
j. Milton Matlack, aged thirteen wears, son
of Trenton broker, and Willie Rogers, an.
other lad, joined in a scuffling match for the
possession of a revolver belonging to young
Matlack at Glassboroo on Monday. The weapon
was discharged and young Matlack was dan
gerously wounded in the groin by bullet
which passed through Rogers land Mat
lacks condition is very serious.
In the year 1865 Mr.. William c. Heaton and
family came to Philadelphia from South Caro-
lima and while stopping at hotel one of the
ladies was robbed of a handsome gold watch.
subsequently the family removed to Glass
boro where they have since resided, and last
Thursday morning Mr.. Heaton discovered in
his shed package, on which was card bear
ing the following: "In this box you will find a
gold watch, TO be recognized as substitute
for the one taken from your room in Philadel-
pha in 1861 The watch is very handsome